Chapter CCCLXV
Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door. “Come in,” he said feebly. The door opened. Cosette and Marius made their appearance. Cosette rushed into the room.
Les Misérables
Chapter CCCLXV
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Jean
Valjean
turned
round
at
the
knock
which
he
heard
on
his
door.
“Come
in,”
he
said
feebly.
The
door
opened.
Cosette
and
Marius
made
their
appearance.
Cosette
rushed
into
the
room.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Jean
Valjean
turned
round
at
the
knock
which
he
heard
on
his
door.
Line 2
“Come
in,”
he
said
feebly.
Line 3
The
door
opened.
Line 4
Cosette
and
Marius
made
their
appearance.
Line 5
Cosette
rushed
into
the
room.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cosette and Marius made their appearance.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come in,” he said feebly.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in,” he said feebly.
Cosette
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From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
door
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
feebly
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From this reading “Come in,” he said feebly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
heard
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in,” he said feebly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
Jean
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
knock
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
made
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From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
Marius
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From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
opened
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From this reading The door opened.
room
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From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
round
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
rushed
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From this reading Cosette rushed into the room.
said
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From this reading “Come in,” he said feebly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cosette and Marius made their appearance.
turned
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
Valjean
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From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jean Valjean turned round at the knock which he heard on his door.